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Thyrsocyrtis (Thyrsocyrtis) rhizodon

Protozoa - Nassellaria - Theocotylidae

Taxonomy
Thyrsocyrtis rhizodon was named by Ehrenberg (1873). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Thyrsocyrtis.

It was recombined as Thyrsocyrtis (Thyrsocyrtis) rhizodon by Sanfilippo et al. (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Thyrsocyrtis rhizodon Ehrenberg p. 262
1954Thyrsocyrtis rhizodon Campbell
2003Thyrsocyrtis (Thyrsocyrtis) rhizodon Sanfilippo et al. p. 57
2009Thyrsocyrtis rhizodon Suzuki

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
superorderPolycystina(Ehrenberg 1838)
RankNameAuthor
orderNassellariaEhrenberg 1875
superfamilyEucyrtidiaceaEhrenberg 1847
familyTheocotylidaePetrushevskaya 1981
genusThyrsocyrtisEhrenberg 1847
subgenusThyrsocyrtisEhrenberg 1847
speciesrhizodon(Ehrenberg 1873)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicap
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: passively mobilep
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: omnivorep
Created: 2005-01-28 01:13:47
Modified: 2005-01-28 03:13:47
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 1999

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Cyprus Thyrsocyrtis rhizodon (90892 90893 90894)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Cyprus Thyrsocyrtis rhizodon (90889 90890 90891)